[Numpy-discussion] Re: numpy, overflow, inf, ieee, and rich , comparison

Darren New dnew at san.rr.com
Fri Oct 27 13:48:43 EDT 2000


Alex Martelli wrote:
> mod (ideally) for truncating division
> remainder (currently existing but spelled %)

Better than spelling it with the *wrong* name. Why spell "remainder" as
"mod", which implies it is "modulo" when it isn't? Personally, I've never
found a need for "remainder" and often found a need for "modulo" and had to
fix it every time those two differ.

Sorry. Just a pet peeve. <meow>

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